Baby-carriage seat



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BABY CARRIAGE sEAT.- APPLICATION FILED NOV. l?. 1920.

Patented Mar.' 14, 1922.

i f SAMUEL BESTYIMT, or NEW Yonxgii. Y.; l

nnnvcnnnrnen snai?.l i A' l Specification of Letters Patent.

' Application filed November 17, 1920. Serial No. 424,711.

To aZZ'wwm t may con-cera:

Be 1t known that I, SAMUEL Bnsrriur, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in the county of New vYork'and.

State of New York, have 'invented' certain new. and useful Improvements in Baby-Carriage Seats, of which the following is a specification. Y

This .invention has Vrelation to baby carriages, and has for an object to providev improvements therein with a view to providing an auxiliary seat to accommodate another child without interferencev with the normal use of the carriage for small infants.

Another object of the invention is to provide improvements in baby carriages of the character. set forth which consists of a seat mounted for swinging movement inav vertical plane so that the seat maybe moved to an upright or reclining position to accommodate a child in one end of a carriage, or else thrown upward and enclosed within the sides of the carriage at other times, an additional support being provided and adapted to rest upon the seat when in an inverted position to form a back rest.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved pivotal means for theA seat above mentioned and an improved securing means to hold the seat against movement when in an upright or reclined position, and the position of the seat can be so arranged that the center of gravity of the weight of the child seated on an auxiliary seat will be approximately over the rear wheels thereby preventing tipping or capsizing of carriage under ordinary circumstances when either of the children are removed therefrom.

In addition to the foregoing this invention comprehends improvements in the details of construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and par? ticularly set forth in the appended claim.'

In vthe accompanying drawings in which similar and corresponding parts are designated by the same characters of reference throughout the several views in which they appear. Y

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a baby carriage illustrating the embodiment therein of my invention.

Figure 2 is a view in vertical sectionof Param *esricsf l Eatented Mar. 14,1922. i I

onel eind of the carriage illustrating thek seat in an upright position;

Figure 3 is a view thereof in top plan, and Figure 4c is a detailed view illustrating the pivotal point for 'the seat.

With reference to the drawings'il()v indicates generally the'b'odyof a carriage supported upon the wheels 11 inthe usual manner and'having the rearwardly extending handle bars 12. One end of the carriage is' cut away to form the opening 13. The body lof the carriage is reinforced longitudinally and transversely as well as vertically through the medium of metallic bars or reinforcing members 14 arranged in any'suitable manner. A supportingmember is providedV in.v

the form of a pair of rods 15 connectedV together'at their adjacent ends by means of the turnbuckle 16and having their'remote ends connected to the sides ofthe carriage body or the reinforcing members 14 locatedv therein. This bar Vis located adjacent the Y cutaway end of the carriage body in order to support the seat whichpconsists of the seat portion 17, the leg rest `18 extending downward therefrom and thefoot rest 19.' The back and sides 2O may be formed of wicker,

reed or any other material desired. Iron" bars 21 are provided and are secured to the' seat portion and back andare formed with pressed out portions 22 which receive the rods 15 thus mounting the seat for swinging movement from the position shown in full lines in Figure 2 to the dotted position thereof.

In use the seat is adjusted to the full line position and is held by means of the pair of spring hooks 23 of the type used on harness and which are securely fastened tothe inner sides of the carriage and which tightly grasp the bead around the back and side portions of the seat. As shown in the'drawings thel l95 seat is so arranged that the occupant faces opposite the vdirection ofV travelrv althoughy it will be apparent that the seat maybe located at the opposite end if desired, or may be reversed and attached to the carriage in a permanently rigid position or in factin any position without departing from vthe spirit of the. invention. When not in usethe seat maybe thrown backward into theposition shownv in dotted lines inV Figure. 2 and a` board ol the like rested at one end upon the edge of the back and at the opposite end upon the foot rest 19, said board being indicated at 24. The board 24 being thus held in an inclined position within the carriage it may be utilized as a back rest. Thuis, it

will be seen that I have provided a novel ar-v rangement whereby an auxiliary seat may be Y embodied in a baby carriage of conventional type which will permit the accommodation ot' two occupants and which may also be folded into the body of the carriage when thev Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patentis In combinationl` a baby carriage body including the side and end walls, one end wall beingcut away to provide a Supporting edge located approximately midway between the. carriage bottomand upper edge of the side walls7 a transversely extending rod anchored at its ends in said side walls, a seat including a seat, back, leg rest and foot rest portions,

means located at the juncture of the back and seat portions'to pivot the seat to said rod, whereby the seat may be arranged so as to extend the leg rest beyond the end of the carriage the front edge of theseat portion resting on said supporting edge ofthe end arm rests for the occupant of the chair. ,i In testimony whereof I aHX my signature in presence oftwo witnesses. t

SAMUEL BESTIM'T. Witnesses: p x i Y JACOB BnsTIMT, WM. ZEAMAN,

wall, the side walls of the carriage affording Y, 

